Difference between revisions of "A"
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− | + | <li><i>a</i> is used before a consonant sound (a quarter note, a half note, a whole note, a holy otter)</li> | |
+ | <li><i>an</i> is used before a vowel sound (an 8th note, an old note, an utter silence, <u>an</u>other sound )</li> | ||
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+ | <li>a lot = beaucoup, a lot of = beaucoup de</li> | ||
+ | <li>A funny article: [http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.fr/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html Alot is better than you at everything]</li> | ||
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One > an > a
Like an, a has developed as the sounds dropped away from the cardinal number one. (phonological evolution)
syntax
- a is used before a consonant sound (a quarter note, a half note, a whole note, a holy otter)
- an is used before a vowel sound (an 8th note, an old note, an utter silence, another sound )
- a lot = beaucoup, a lot of = beaucoup de
- A funny article: Alot is better than you at everything